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Shadows and Reflections: Japanese Lacquer Art From The Collection of Edmund J. Lewis At The Honolulu Academy Of Arts

Exhibition catalogue, written I think by the collector and Joe Earle (the credits are unclear). A fine collection (16 items by Zeshin, for example), but the text is rather too heavy on the meaning and symbolism of the image, too light on the technical and artistic aspects. It needs careful reading to work out who the pieces are likely to be by, some of the time.

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